Tag: Parenting
What to do when your teen is sexting
Sexting (or ‘sex texting’) has become increasingly common in the past five years. Kids don’t call it sexting though. They just call it “sending...
Love them or hate them
It didn’t take me long as a school mum to work out that there are two types of people in this world - those...
Now that R U OK? Day is over – What next?
Alex* was a popular kid. He seemed OK. He was good at sports, doing fine at school, and came from an affluent, strong family.
But...
Doing less is more
In our quest to be great parents, we often don't see that our actions aren't always best for our children. Now's the time to...
The case against boredom
Recently there has been a groundswell of popular opinion extolling the value of letting our kids be bored. A recent New York Times article...
The best and brightest podcasts for parents
What podcasts are you listening to these days?
Whether your answer is, 'What's a podcast?' or 'I'm looking for a new podcast to listen to',...
Why your kids should go to Mass with you
What if our children don't want to go to Mass? Should we insist? Isn't there a danger that forcing the issue will make them...
Controlling the toxic parenting pandemic
For your chance to WIN 1 of 10 copies of The Art of Growing Up by John Marsden send your name, email and postal...
How to make the school holidays yelling-free
We're talking about your yelling, not theirs
Almost all parents yell at their kids. Some of us are better at keeping our voices down than...
Parents are the greatest teachers
One of the greatest joys priests have in their work is being asked to baptise children.
Like most parishes, we always take time with the...
Crisis claiming our children
One of the most common things people said about Regan was that he seemed to have it all. And in some ways he did.
Handsome,...
3 tips for a magic morning
A mum recently had the morning off. Her husband agreed to get the kids set for school, and she took advantage of her newfound...
